03/07/2010

Thrift Store Score!

Madison is almost 3 and becoming more interested in pretend play. I've been thinking about building her a play kitchen soon. Ohdeedoh.com has featured some pretty inspiring DIY play kitchens recently, and I think I'm pretty handy, so I might tackle that project soon.

With that on the brain, imagine my delight upon finding this awesome Market Stand at my local Goodwill!

It was marked $24.99, but Goodwill was having a 50% off sale that day! I couldn't believe my luck. I kept looking at the stand, and then looking around me, not seeing anyone even remotely interested it. I wandered away and came back FOUR TIMES before snatching up the tag and running up to the register. Thankfully, they had someone who could help me load it into the back of my van, because it's HEAVY. Excellent condition, too. Not any noticible scratches, clean and sturdy, with just a small crack in one of the canopy poles that I think some wood glue will fix, maybe a piece of lattice strip to reinforce it.

I initially thought the Market Stand might be Melissa & Doug because I remembered seeing something similar on their website. I looked it up once I was home, but theirs is a bit different. A little more digging online came up with -this- market stand made by Battat. HOLY MOLY, it's $298! Although mine is missing one plastic bin and all of the accessories, I still think I got it for a steal. I'll have to start keeping my eyes open for good deals on play food. Maybe I'll pull out my felt stash and make some.

I also scored a cute little canvas tote bag with an owl on it. It had a large pink button for one eye, the other appeared to be missing. I figured I could find another quirky button so he could see straight again, but once I got home, I was pleasantly surprised to discover his missing button eye in the bottom of the bag!